The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-21
MERCHANTS ELECTION.
RLGULAR TICKET PUT THROUGH
WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
The Vote Reoefved-A Personal
sketch OF the President
Fleet, Capt. Martin.

The annual election for officers and
directors Of the Memphis Merchants
Exchange was he'd stsrdsy. 1t was
a quiet affair, as there was no opposi-
ton to the regular ticket put forward
by the retiring directory, &C ,ordi1g to
custom. The judges Of election,
Messrs. r. Galloway, Frank Moulton
and l.. Z. Donelson, made return Of
the vote polled as follows:
For President j. II. Martin, OF Hill,
Fontaine & Co., wholesale grocers, 100.
For Vice President. IT. b. Trezsyant,
OF Gorsuch q Trez want, brokers, and
President Memphis Mill Company, liz
For Directors. A. Bvermau, OF
George Arnold & Co, wholesale gro
GERS, 100; A. 8. Livsrmore, OF Liver
more Foundry and Machine Company,
manufacturers, 12l; +. M. Nelson, of
City Oil Mill, cotton seed products,
l2l; +. T. Anderson, Of Anderson Hat
Company, wholesale hats, 12l; Louis
Brb, OF Erb & Co., produce commits
sion, 1l6; J. J. Thornton, OF Fulmer,
Thornton * Co., wholesale groceTs,
l2l; ]. M. Phillips, of Speed & Phil
lips. grain commission, l19; r. M.
McLean, of W. r. Moore & Co., whole
sale dry goods, l2l; John M. Peters, of
Memphis and Vicksburg Packet Com
pany and Memphis Brick Manufactur.
ing Company, 120; John T. Willins,
OF 0rgill Bros. & Co., wholesale hard
ware, 1911 z. N. Estes, of z. N. Estes
& Co., wholesale grocers, l2l. Scat
tering, IL whole vote cast, 122.
At The close of the election, by invi.
tstion OF President Martin, a large
number of members and many others
visited Meister's and partook OF
Mumm's extra dry. Short talks,
toasts and congratulations were In Or
der. President Martin and ex-Presi-
dents Chase and Speed made speeches
giving hi.tory of the Exchange, its
struggles and successful progress up
to the present time.
THR PRESIDENT RLKCr.
Capt. J. II. Martin, the President
elect, is known and liked by every
body in Memphis, aud deservedly 80.
He was born in Winston county, Miss,
October %, 1910, and ia therefore
nearly Az years of age. In l849 his
parents and family removed to Mem
phis, and in 1850 to Arkansas, where
he remained until 1857, when he re-
turned to Memphis and engaged in
mercantile business as book keeper
until 1851. That year he entered the
Confederate army as private in Capt
Loswood's company OF light dragons.
On the battle field at Thompson's
Station, he was promoted on the field
for gallantry, and was made first
lieutenant OF cavalry by Gems. Van
Dorm and W. II. Jackson, who wit
messed his daring act as a private SOL
der leading a regiment up a hill
against the enemy and capturing the
position. When tho war closed
Capt. Martin returned to Memphis
and has been in the mercantile bust
ness ever since. For several years he
had been partner in the Wholesale
grocery and cot'on factoring house Of
Hill, Fontsine & Co., and served last
year ss vice president OF the Mer-
chants Exchange. Mr.. Martin is a
self made man, one OF the very best
business men in the city, and will take
the greatest interest in the Exchange,
not only during his term Of Office, but
long after it has expired.